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Frequently Asked Questions
STUDY MATERIALS 
How do I upload my study materials?How can I reduce my file size or convert to PDF?
What do I get for sharing my study materials?
What are Free Study Materials?
How many A+s do I get for posting study materials?
How many A+s do I need for accessing study materials?
What can I post?
Why should I share my study materials?
USED TEXTBOOKS
How do I sell used textbooks on LocaZu?How do I buy used textbooks here?
Why should I create alerts?
How much does it cost to list a used textbook?
How long does my listing stay up?
Anything I should watch out for?
Why LocaZu?
TEXTBOOKS MARKETPLACE & BUYBACK
How does the Marketplace work?How does buyback work?
What's with shipping?
How do I buy my books through textbook marketplace?
How do I sell my books through textbook buyback?
How do I determine the condition of my textbooks?
How soon do I get paid?
How does shipping work?
What's a better deal selling directly to students on my campus or to vendors on buyback?
Why go to LocaZu rather than my school's bookstore buyback?
Why wouldn't anyone buy my book back?
How come you quote prices in US$?
ACCOUNTS
How hard is it to register?Why should I register?
Who should I notify about fraud or scam attempts?
What is LocaZu doing increase security of users?
STUDY MATERIALS
How do I upload my study materials?
1. Login
2. Post Study Materials: Practice Exams, Lecture Notes, Study Guides, Flash Cards, Textbook Solutions
3. Add a descriptive title, the related course and prof, give it a short summary, upload your document
Tip: Make sure your file is less than 2MB. Convert your study materials into PDF.
How can I reduce my file size or convert to PDF?
Choose from one of the many free software our there.
Scanned/hand-written notes: Use a "photo resizer" to reduce your file size. Rotate all your pages to make sure the right side is up:) Then use "PDF converter". To put all pages in one document use a "batch PDF merger". Type in these terms in your browser for the latest free software depending whether you're PC or MAC user.
What do I get for sharing my study materials?
Learn better by teaching and sharing
LocAZu A+s, the A+s that count! Not just to improve your profile, but also to redeem towards rewards and accessing someone else's notes.
What are Free Study Materials?
They are free! You don't need to have any A+s. You can access them as long as you're logged in.
How many A+s do I get for posting study materials?
25 (sometimes more during promotions)
How many A+s do I need for accessing study materials?
75 for each download; nothing for free study materials.
What can I post?
Useful, current study materials that YOU created. Cheat the system, engage in academic dishonesty, and your account and all your A+s will get suspended.
Why should I share my study materials?
Why not! You're done with them, might as well share and get something for them. And the next time you need a hand to study smarter, there will be someone else to your rescue. It's all about sharing baby!
USED TEXTBOOKS
How do I sell my used textbooks on LocaZu?
- Register for a free account (takes less than 30 seconds).
- Post the used textbooks you want to sell by title, author, publisher, year, ISBN, price, and the school where you are.
- Other students will see your listing and contact you by email (through our site--no one sees your email address).
- Arrange to meet the buyer on your campus.
- Mark the used textbook as sold!
Tip: The more accurate information you enter, the better. Publisher, year, and ISBN aren't required, but they help others find your used textbook. Watch your spelling of a book title.
How do I buy used textbooks here?
You meet directly with the student selling them on campus.
- Search for the book you want by title, author(s), publisher, year, or ISBN, on your campus.
- Message the seller through our site to buy the book.
- Arrange to meet the seller on campus and buy the book.
- Create an account and set up alerts for the textbooks you want.
- When a book you created the alert for is posted, you get notified by email from us.
- Message the seller through our site to buy the book.
- Arrange to meet the seller on campus and buy the book.
We recommend option two, to save you time.
Why should I set up alerts?
It's free, it saves you time, and helps you get what you want: as soon as a used textbook with your terms, such as location and price, gets listed, you get alerted. And chances are, if you contact the seller right away, he or she is still on a computer and available to respond to you, and the book is more likely to still be available.
How much does it cost to list a used textbook?
Nothing! It's free.
And that certainly beats book sales commissions - for example on textbookexchange.ca12.5% commission on a $20 used textbook works out to be $2.5.
How long does my listing stay up?
Until you sell your used textbook. We'll send you a reminder near the end of each semester to remove your used textbooks if you've already sold them, or to update details, such as price, to make sure that the postings remain current.
Anything I should watch out for?
Yes. People who:
- don't want to meet face to face to trade used textbooks,
- send inquiries from faraway, especially outside the country,
- want you to transfer money,
- ship your books,
- involve money order, cashier's check, (these are often fake and you will be held liable once your bank discovers the fraud long after you deposit the phony cheque) or escrow services.
Avoid scammers. Meet locally on campus at a safe and busy area. DO NOT give out personal or financial information. DO NOT ship your books.
Why post your used textbooks on LocaZu?
- It's free!
- Buy and sell used textbooks directly to/from other students and save
- No middleman involved
- We market your used textbooks online, through our search engine, the alerts, and our campus marketing
- No tax on used textbooks
- No advertising here: no pop-ups, banner ads, Google ads, or other clutter
- Easy to use & fast
- Sell and buy on your campus to avoid shipping costs and wait time
- The alerts will save you a lot of time getting the used textbooks you need
- It's as green as it gets! Recycle your used textbooks and trade with other students - and get some cash meanwhile!
- Meet other students and exchange tips on classes, assignments, & profs
- Make new friends and connections within your program
TEXTBOOKS MARKETPLACE & BUYBACK
How does the Marketplace work?Enter the book you're looking to buy, and we check 200 million books and thousands of bookstores in seconds & show you the absolute best deals. We even calculate the shipping rates that you'd normally have to spend hours looking for in the fine print or at the last second before checkout.
Saves you a pile of cash and time.
Then you can choose to buy from the marketplace or from students on your campus. We recommend the latter: usually cheaper, no shipping, and benefits the student. But if you find nothing descent on campus, then online shopping is the way to go.
NOTE: LocaZu doesn't sell books or buy your books back. We just find you the best deals. When you click on the book that you want, that's why you get routed to the seller's site.
How does buyback work?If you don't want to put a private ad to sell your books, we shop around for the best "buyback" deals online from multiple vendors. You get the best deals and free shipping if you have a US address to ship from.
What's with shipping?
If you're buying online, and especially if you live in Canada, this is where you really get jipped. Some sellers don't even ship to Canada. And shipping rates are not easy to figure out on most of the sites. So we've factored in the standard shipping rates and promotions to save you time. But if you have a US address, it's often a lot cheaper or even free - select "US shipping" to compare.
It's best to check with the site that sells the book for the latest shipping rates - we can't always be up-to-date on this.
How do I buy my books through textbook marketplace?
- Find your book
- You get routed to sellers site (i.e. Amazon or Abe Books)
- Pay for your books
- Seller ships the books
Tip: Don't leave this til last minute. If you have a US address, pick up there - cheaper.
How do I sell my books through textbook buyback?
- Enter the ISBN & search for the best deal - let LocaZu do the legwork for you and find the absolute best deals and save you time.
- Select the best offer. Then select how you want to get paid: Cheque or PayPAL
- Print your shipping label and package your books.
- Get paid! The vendor pays you once they get your books.
NOTE: LocaZu doesn't buy your books back. We just find you the best deals and most reputable vendors.
How do I determine the condition of my textbooks?
Look at the vendor's guidelines and mark your book accordingly so that you get an accurate offer. If your dog ate half your book, and mark it as brand spanking new condition and get a super offer, it wont fly. And be sure to enter the correct edition too.
How soon do I get paid?
The vendors usually pay you within one week from the day they get your book. They need time for processing. You can check their policies for details.
How does shipping work?
If you're selling or buying books worth more than a few bucks (varies by the vendor), they pick up the shipping tab. So it's worth selling/buying a bundle of your books together to get a break on shipping. But if you have to pay for shipping, then carefully factor in this cost. Here's a tool to figure out Canada Post rates (one of many shipping providers - this link is to just help get a feel for shipping rates):
http://www.canadapost.ca/cpotools/apps/far/personal/findARate?execution=e1s1
What's a better deal - selling directly to students on my campus or to vendors on buyback?
Usually, it's a better deal to sell to a student on your campus: direct, no shipping, can get pretty good deals from other students.
Buyback is for you if:- you can't sell your books to other students on or near your campus for a good deal,
- the course isn't offered and no one wants your book,
- need a quick sell.
Why go to LocaZu rather than my school's bookstore buyback?
Your bookstore generally has a deal with only one vendor. The offers and buyback quota are therefore limited. Whereas LocaZu shops around online and finds you the absolute best deals, and generally higher than the bookstore's. AND on LocaZu, you're not limited to the antisocial bookstore buyback hours. You can sell anytime, anywhere.
Why wouldn't anyone buy my book back?
Probably not enough demand. But make sure you entered your book information accurately.
Items generally not bought back by vendors: ebooks, custom courseware, used software.
How come you quote prices in US$?
Most marketplace sellers' books are quoted in US dollars. When you buy, the conversion rates will depend on your credit card conversion rates, rather than us converting the rates.
ACCOUNTS
How hard is it to register?
All we need is an email address and a nickname from you. It takes less than 30 seconds, and we'll never give your contact information out.
Why should I register?
You need to register to post or add alerts for a textbook, event, question, or tutorials. We need your email to relay requests from students, without them seeing your email address, or to send you an alert when a book, event or answer matching your preferences becomes available.
Searching or contacting sellers, or event posters doesn't need an account.
Who should I notify about fraud or scam attempts?
- Email us the details contactATlocazU.com so that we take percussions to warn and protect other users
- Report spam or harassment to the email service provider of the spammer. For example, hotmail spam to report_spam@hotmail.com, report_spam@msn.com or report_spam@live.com
- FTC toll free hotline: 877-FTC-HELP (877-382-4357)
- FTC online complaint form
- Competition Bureau Canada: 800-348-5358
- Internet Fraud Complaint Center
- Non-emergency number for your local police department
What is LocaZu doing increase security of users?
- The students' identity or email address are not available to viewers anywhere on the site, unless the "listers" choose to disclose
- Anyone interested to contact a bookseller, tutor, tutee, or event poster has to use our form and go through "CAPCHU" to make sure they are human and to minimize spam
- Regularly monitor the site for suspicious activity, move as fast as possible to combat, notify our users, and report incidents.